Present Simple

1. Hello!

Glad to see you here
Let’s get to know each other!

2. What tense did you use?

What do you remember about it?

3. Present Simple

Pres ent S imple
We us e the pres ent tens e to talk about:
• Something that is true in the present:
• I’m nineteen years old
• He lives in London
• I’m a student
S omething that happens ag ain and ag ain in the
pres ent:
• I play football every weekend.

4. Also…

Als o…
We use words like sometimes, often, always, and never (adverbs of
frequency*) with the present tense:
• I sometimes go to the cinema
• She never plays football
S omething that is always true:
• The adult human body contains 206 bones
• Light travels at almost 300,000 kilometers per second

5. Let’s remember 

Let’s remember
If there is no VERB in a sentence, we need to put in this
verb
LET IT BE!
am/is /are
noun
adjec tive

6. Wait, but what about the PAST?

7. Okay, here is Past Simple

Okay, here is Pas t S imple
•Time of the action is definite
•The action/series of events is finished
•Actions are repeated
•You emphasize on action
past
action
Now
Structure of the tense:
subject + V2

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10. Also…

Als o…
• What about those, who are already dead?
Yup, we use Past Simple here as well.
• - I saw a new edition of afka’s

11. Today is going to be not so easy ;) Be attentive & listen carefully!

Today is g oing to be not s o eas y ;)
Be attentive & lis ten carefully!
S o let’s FORG ET about tens es , it is very important!

12. Let’s talk about SIMPLE! It’s fun 

Let’s talk about S IMP LE!
It’s fun
When do we us e S imple?
S imple fac ts
• The weather was nice
Reg ular or routine thing s
• I usually walk to work
S omething that is true for
s ome time
• I lived in New York for ten years

13. How do we form Simple? (in infinitive)

How do we form S imple?
(in infinitive)
If there is no VERB
BE + noun/adj.
If we have a VERB

14. Let’s see!

Let’s s ee!
If there is no VERB
If we have a VERB
1. He IS not a fish, he IS
human being!
1. He ate a lot of chocolate a
when he was a child.
2. I AM a superstar!
2. You will see I was right!
3. They WERE close.
3. My diet contains burgers.

15. When we have a verb…

… and it is not a statement, we need an
auxiliary verb!

16. It’s simple, trust me!

It’s s imple, trus t me!
I mean DO
Or DOES
Or DID
Just like that:
• Are you crazy? ! Why DO you eat bottles?
• DID you send a letter yesterday?
• They DON’T talk to each other anymore.

17. If we DO NOT have a verb

+
_______ BE + noun/adj.
He
is
cute!
-
_______ BE NOT + noun/adj.
Cats
are not
dogs!
?
BE _______ + noun/adj.
What is your name?

18. If we HAVE a verb

Verb
Present – V1 (s) – I eat a lot.
Past – V2 – I ate a lot.
+
I
-
?
work.
DO/DOES/DID NOT
He
does not
work
DO/DOES/DID
Do
you
speak English?

19. Now let’s practice!

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Oн сейчaс рaбoтaет?
Oн oбычнo хoдит нa рaбoту пешкoм.
Стив любит китaйскую кухню.
Зaнятия нaчинaются рaнo утрoм? Дa.
Oнa любит делaть покупки? Дa.
Смиты не любят путешествoвaть.
В пятницу утрoм я рaбoтaл в сaду.
Генри не oбедaет в рестoрaне.
Oн выключил рaдиo и пoшел спaть.
Прoшлoй веснoй чaстo шел дoждь.
Джo вернулся oчень пoзднo вчерa вечерoм?
Кoгдa Кoлумб oткрыл Aмерику? Кoлумб oткрыл Aмерику в
1492 г.

21. You were great!

Thank you and see you!